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What’s the difference between mandatory and statutory training?
Two words that float around in healthcare are mandatory and statutory training, while many people may believe them to be the same thing, they are quite different.
Why invest in your staff training?
Your company is busy, and if your staff members are unavailable and out of the office for hours, let alone days, you’re sure to feel the effects. When...
Why is a learning and development strategy important to businesses?
The L&D department is vital to many businesses, and yet, did you know that only 1 in 10 businesses create a L&D strategy each year, and yet 76% of Gen Z learners believe learning is the key to a successful career.
Learning and development: Attracting and retaining talent
When it comes to attracting and retaining talent, this can be often difficult in any business. But with the right Learning and Development strategy, you could easily increase your staff retention rate and attract the best talent to push your business forward.
How to improve your Learning and Development Department?
Learning and development is an important factor to any successful business, it adapts to meet the changing needs of any organisation as well as the levels of investment in professional development. Therefore, running your L&D department like a small business could drastically improve it!
Keeping our Care workers safe through Covid-19
In just two months, since the outbreak of Covid-19, Knights Absorb has trained over 2000 care workers in crucial life-saving skills. This training has...
Why your business leaders are the key to effective workplace learning
You may have a top-class workplace training programme, but is that enough on its own? Research has highlighted the importance of engaging your organisation’s...
How to motivate your staff to learn
A positive attitude to learning?
Are UK employers investing enough in learning and development?
Learning and development is vital in enabling employees to flourish in their roles. It’s also key to the success of the business as a whole. But are UK...
The Great British skills mismatch: Half of employees are working at the wrong skill level
A survey by Personnel Today has revealed that 49% of UK workers are in the wrong job for their skill level. It also revealed that those with mis-matched...
UK Digital skills crisis: How staff training can bridge the gap
The UK’s need for digital skills is growing. But with Brexit on the horizon, and a misaligned educational curriculum, Britain could be facing a sizeable...
The importance of soft skills training in the workplace
Soft skills, such as communication and creativity, are just as important as ‘hard’, job-specific skills. But employers sometimes shy away from providing...
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